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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF HONORARY CONSUL OF

PORTUGAL, JOHN CARLOS MARTINS

     Introduced By: Senators DaPonte, Lombardi, Satchell, Archambault, and P Fogarty

     Date Introduced: June 23, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with immense sadness that this Senate has learned of the untimely

passing of the Honorable John Carlos Martins; and

     WHEREAS, John Carlos Martins, born in Portugal, the Azores, in the parish of the

Altares, Angra do Heroísmo, was a distinguished member of the Portuguese-American

community in Southern California. He had a long and exemplary public service career, serving

with honor, and integrity as a Councilman from 2001 to 2003, and as the Mayor of Artesia, Los

Angeles County from 2004 to 2010; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Martins also served with distinction as the Honorary Consul of

Portugal, a position he was appointed to in 2015, and held until his passing. In this capacity Mr.

Martin was a guest during a recent visit to California by the Portuguese Prime Minister, António

Costa. Mr. Martins was also a loving husband to his wife, Karen Martins, a doting father to his

children, Cole, Kyle, and Chelsea, and a devoted son to his mother, Lenia Jacinto; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Martins was also an active member of the Artesia Divino Espirito Santo

(D.E.S.) Portuguese Hall, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of

important Portuguese cultural traditions. He also served as its President for many terms; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Martins was a talented musician and successful entrepreneur. He was a

beloved figure within the Portuguese-American community in California and will be sorely

missed by his loved ones and many friends and colleagues; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby expresses its deepest condolences on the passing of the Honorable John Carlos Martins;

and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Karen Martins and Family.

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